- Video
Discord file size limit (2026): how to send bigger videos without Nitro
Discord’s free upload limit is now 20 MB (Nitro Basic 50 MB, Nitro 500 MB). How to compress a video to fit without Nitro, and when to share a link.
- Video
How to send a large video by email: Gmail, Outlook and Yahoo limits
Gmail and Yahoo cap attachments at 25 MB, Outlook.com at about 20 MB. How to compress a video to fit, how long a video can be, and when to send a link.
- Images
What is a HEIC file? How to open it and convert it to JPG
HEIC is the photo format iPhones use. What it is, why it won’t open everywhere, how to open it on Windows, Mac and Android, and how to convert it to JPG.
- Images
WebP vs AVIF vs JPEG vs PNG: which image format should you use?
AVIF is smallest, WebP the safe modern default, JPEG opens anywhere and PNG is lossless. How the four compare, and which to use for websites and sharing.
- Images
How to compress an image to 100 KB (or 50 KB, 20 KB)
Reduce a photo to 100 KB, 50 KB or 20 KB for online forms and uploads: resize first, pick the right format, then compress to an exact size in KB.
- Fonts
How to self-host Google Fonts as WOFF2 (and make them smaller)
Serve Google Fonts from your own domain: faster loading, no IP transfer to Google, and subset WOFF2 files a fraction of the size. Step by step, with CSS.
- Websites
How to optimise images for the web: a 10-step checklist
Make images load fast and improve Core Web Vitals: resize, use AVIF or WebP, compress, add srcset and dimensions, lazy-load and prioritise LCP.
Blog
Guides to smaller, faster files
Plain-English guides to file sizes and formats: what Discord and email will accept, what HEIC, WebP and AVIF are, and how to make websites load faster. Each one links to the free tool that does the job in your browser.